Joe Exotic, which is how he will forever be known henceforth because nobody can keep up with his changes in last name, is apparently back on the market. After announcing his divorce from Dillon Passage this spring, he announced on the 4th of July that he is opening up applications for “The Bachelor King.” “Dillon […]
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Tay’s Cannabis
The push for legal adult, or recreational, cannabis usage that came swiftly on the heels of Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program has been hotly debated among both industry insiders and patients, but no one has done more to apply the brakes to the potential ballot initiatives than Paul Tay. And he managed to do it from […]
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Post-Protest Policing
While the protests in the aftermath of the in-custody killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police have died down in Oklahoma City, debate about the future of policing in the city has not. For several days in late spring, protesters gathered in northeast Oklahoma City, at the state capitol, at the intersection […]
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Running the jail
(This story was updated Dec. 11 to include new information on the sheriff’s deadline and budget requests.) A jail administrator has been selected to run the Oklahoma County jail. Greg Williams, who has worked at Department of Corrections for nearly four decades, was selected unanimously by the jail trust in early November. However, he has […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Oklahoma sardines
Oklahoma’s prison population has risen above 61,000 for the first time in almost 50 years.
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Municipal court reforms protect the poor from undue punishment
The marshal assist program allows the municipal court to work with offenders to pay their fines without imprisonment.
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Suicide rates in Oklahoma are on the rise
Oklahoma veterans, Native Americans and residents age 10-34 are among those with the highest risk.
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Chicken-Fried News: Felonious pharmaceuticals
A proposed state question might help relieve some of the pressure on Oklahoma’s prison system, but not everyone is for it.
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Seventeen months ago, Juliette Freese decided she didn’t want to die.
Seventeen months ago, Juliette Freese decided she didn’t want to die.
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We’ve talked about the need to replace Oklahoma County’s jail before.
We’ve talked about the need to replace Oklahoma County’s jail before.